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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name van't Hoff
Clean Name van t Hoff
Feature ID 6320
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 63.32 °
Southmost Latitude 60.27 °
Eastmost Longitude -129.03 °
Westmost Longitude -136.42 °
Diameter 107.30 km
Center Latitude 61.75 °
Center Longitude -132.68 °
Northmost Latitude 63.25 °
Southmost Latitude 60.21 °
Eastmost Longitude -128.99 °
Westmost Longitude -136.37 °
Diameter 107.30 km
Center Latitude 61.68 °
Center Longitude -132.64 °
Northmost Latitude 62.10 °
Southmost Latitude 62.10 °
Eastmost Longitude -131.80 °
Westmost Longitude -131.80 °
Diameter 92.00 km
Center Latitude 62.10 °
Center Longitude -131.80 °
Quad LAC-20 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent Europe
Culture The Netherlands (Dutch)
Origin Jacobus Hendricus; Dutch chemist; Nobel laureate (1852-1911).
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) van't Hoff M
van't Hoff N
van't Hoff F

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